I need a go anywhere vehicle..

[Stanley Rockafella]

This. Friend had one that the driveshaft went bad on. Cheapest option was $2000.

He sold it soon after.

damn wuss!

OP's insistance on ghey 4wd's is as bad as my V6 Mustang idea.

[slammin.e28]

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Even old G wagons start in the high teens to low 20's bad ass go anywhere in mostly comfort yes, but affordable and cheap to fix when they do break AHHHHH HELL NO.

This. Friend had one that the driveshaft went bad on. Cheapest option was $2000.

He sold it soon after.

[tjts1]

Definitely get a Geländewagen. Its affordable and cheap to fix if it ever breaks which has never happened in the history of forever.

[mrsleeve]

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Even old G wagons start in the high teens to low 20's bad ass go anywhere in mostly comfort yes, but affordable and cheap to fix when they do break AHHHHH HELL NO.

[M Dialed]

Geländewagen

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18910560

[Wschnitz]

Jeep grand cherokees have a tendency to roll, i do not recommend.

[kalib0y]

4 runner or Taco.

[Pl3wA]

idk about mpg's but, yea

[hendrixvodu]

I may go out and buy a Jeep Cherokee classic.

what is the best year and trim?

I want it to be comfortable

body style from 97-2001 is the one i have they have a metal rear hatch where the early ones were fiberglass, they have a better designed interior and electronics, the best your going to want to get is the limited they had the overhead console with outside temp, compass, mpg ect also they came with power heated seats wood trim ect. you can also add all these things to a reg cherokee i have a sport and i added heated mirrors, over head console, power seats ect everything is pre wired in cherokees so its pretty cool, in 2000 they added a different intake and head with coil on plug they made 40hp over the reg 4.0. there is a know issue with 2000-01 heads cracking but it pretty much if you over heat them my g/f's have no problems like that, you could be safe and just for with the 97-99 with the distributor motor, and like one of the other people said about blowing up axles, if your not beating the shit out of it and running giant tires then you will never break anything very very solid track, pm if you have anymore questions

[Wschnitz]

Nissan xterra or a forunner, the rest is expensive or will break down.

[CrusherCurtis]

Both cars definitely got LS2's (6.0). There's no way there are specific parts apart from the trailblazer ss aside from the body. Lets not forget they were made by GM. The tail lights from a buick rainer, olds bravada and saab 9-7 are interchangeable!!! Its the same exact car re-bodied. Did anyone do it more than GM?

[slammin.e28]

I'm with Sleeve. Fuck Saabs. They haven't manufactured parts for at least two years, and no dealers can get shit anymore. Basically SAAB said hey, you wanna keep servicing our cars, give us $100k. Pretty much everyone said fuck yourself and ditched them.

[mrsleeve]

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I know that just saying that shit that says Saab on the box is more $$$$ to buy to fix. and there are Saab specific parts on that thing. Las t I checked the SS trailblazers only got the 5.3 not the 6.2. I could be wrong though on the last of the breed, as I have not kept up with those horrible things. For the money and the economy and all the way around might as well have spent a little more form New till now for the Tahoe/Yukon.

[CrusherCurtis]

^Saab is a little classier and its pretty much a Trailblazer ss. And I don't now if there's every been a performance V8 with better reliability and lower maintenance cost than those made by GM. Solid mpg's too.

[mrsleeve]

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Trailblazer with the 5.3 with out all the hard to get out of business sabb bits if you were going to go that route